Train-order indicator.



'No. 804,087. PATENTED NOV. '7, 1905.

H. G. BECK.

TRAIN ORDER INDICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 3.1905.

after/Mu HAROLD C. BECK, OF KINGSTON, GEORGIA.

TRAIN-ORDER INDICATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. '7, 1905.

Application filed April 3, 1905. Serial No. 253,560.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be-it known that I, HAROLD O. BECK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kings ton, in the county of Bartow and State of Georgia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Train-OrderIndicators; and 1 do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to train-order indicators; and one of the objectsof the same is to provide means for preventing the engineer fromforgetting to stop at a station at which he had received orders to waitfor a train going in the opposite direction.

- Another object is to provide a reminder for the engineer of thecharacter described which shall be always in sight and which will beparticularly prominent at night.

Still another object is to provide a device of this character whichshall be of simple construction and can be readily operated to indicatethe station at which'the engineer should stop.

These and other objects are attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which .Figure 1 is a frontelevation of a train-order indicator made in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken through the name-plates andsupporting-casing there-- for; and Fig. 3 is a plan View of one of thename-plates separated from the casing.

Referring to the drawings for a more particular description of theinvention, the numeral 1 designates a casing, one portion 2 of which isadapted to be disposed transversely of the engine-window 3. Within thisportion of the casing a lamp 8' may lie placed or other suitable meansfor providing a light Within the casing may be resorted to. Astainedglass plate 4 is secured in front of the lamp, and this glassplate is preferably red.

The casing 5 for the name-plates extends upwardly at an inclination fromthe vertical, and a pivot-pin 6 passes through the corner of the casingand through all ofthe leaves of the-indicator. The casing beinginclined, the

leaves or name-plateswill by gravity retain their positions Within thecasing unless one is pulled down from the upper end to move on thepivot-pin 6. The name-plates? may be of thin sheet metal or othermaterial having the letters forming the name of the station cuttherefrom, so that when the plate is pulled down to rest upon the stop 8in front of the red-glass plate an illuminated word is sure to be seenby the engineer. The name-plates are each provided with an initialletter 9 and these initial letters are displayed upon the upper or outeredge in a manner similar to ledger-index letters.

From the foregoing the construction and operation of my device will bereadily understood. When the engineer receives orders to wait at acertain station, the name-plate of such station is drawn out of thecasing upon the pivot-pin 6 and swung to a position in front of thecolored-glass plate in front of the lamp and immediately in line withthe engineers vision at the outlook-window of his cab. If the device isto be used in the clay-time, the red or other colored glass plate willshow through the stencil-letters in the name-plate and serve the samepurpose as when the lamp is lighted at night.

My invention is of simple construction, may be manufactured at slightcost, can be readily attached at the side of the window of any 10-comotive-cab, and is a reliable, safe, and eflicient device for itspurpose.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A train-order indicator comprising a casing having a colored glasswindow therein, and a stop at its lower edge, an inclined portion formedon said casing for supporting a series of name-plates, said name-platesbeing pivoted to the casing at the lower end thereof, initial lettersindicated upon said plates and letters indicating the name of a stationcut from said plate and adapted to be swung down in alinement in frontof the colored-glass plate to be supported upon the stop at the loweredge of the casing, substantially as described.

2. A train-order indicator comprising a casing having a horizontalportion and an inclined portion adapted to be secured at the side of alocomotive-window, a colored glass in the horizontal portion, a seriesof nameplates pivoted at the lower end of the inclined portion andadapted to be swung in front of the colored glass for indicating thename of the station, substantially as described.

3. A train-order indicator comprising a casing having a colored -glasssight-opening therein and a stop at its lower edge, said casing beingadapted to contain a lamp or other illuminator and an inclined portiononsaid casing designed to contain a series of station In testimony whereofI have hereunto set name-plates pivoted at their lower ends Within myhand in presence of tWo subscriblng Witsald caslng and provided Withstenciled letters, nesses.

said plates adapted to be swung down in aline- HAROLD C. BECK. 5 mentwith the colored-glass plate and sup- Witnesses:

ported upon the stop at the lower edge of the J. M. TUMLIN,

casing, substantially as described.

T. F. CoLBERT.

